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The Americans
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Manufacturer: Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.9
EAN: 9783865215840
ISBN: 386521584X
Label: Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
Manufacturer: Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 180
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
Publisher: Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
Release Date: 2008-05-30
Studio: Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Editorial Reviews:
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In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Américains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs, and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever.
Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Göttingen, Germany, where Steidl is based.
In July 2007, Frank visited Göttingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing, and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions.
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Summary: Very inspirational
Comment: Great book, not much new to say about it. But I find it fantastically inspirational in that it again show a series of very successful images based in vision and imagery instead of tools and mechanics. For today's photographers its very easy to get trapped in megapixel and the latest lens race.. this is a book shot for images. If you are a photographer or into photography, just buy the book and start enjoying, you will come back to this over and over again.
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Summary: Documentary Photography at its best!
Comment: Robert Frank's "The Americans" is a great lesson in documentary photography - the images transport you to the moment, making you part of what is happening, as an observer. Robert Frank even lets the subject realize his presence by direct eye contact, letting the viewer know S/he is also being observed. I like his breaking of symmetry of lines, creating tension in his compositions, making us ask questions, search for answers about the image. A great book!
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Summary: The Americans
Comment: Robert Frank is an iconic photographer of American life. For people in their 50's or older it is nostalgic. And for those younger, it is a visual slice of our history. There are many stories here. A good book.
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Summary: Robert Frank, not Jack Kerouac
Comment: contrary to what is listed, The Americans is by Robert Frank, the photographer. the photos are timeless and i still use them to teach photography to college students
jack kerouac only wrote the forward.
set the record straight for non-photographers.
thank you.
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Summary: iNTERESTING
Comment: Excellent print quality.. A glance at common people in random daily-life shots. It's a book worth a place in your hands
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